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tools & materials ■ ROUTER BITS continued Rout glass doors with full tenons mortise-and-tenon joints. The first bit shapes the decorative sticking with a rabbet for the glass. A second bit makes the corresponding cope and cuts tenons for joining frames. They’re available in two sizes: one for material from 3⁄4 in. to 7⁄8 in. thick (No. 55360; $138) and a second for material A MANA TOOL HAS DEVELOPED a matched pair of cope-and-stick router bits that produce true divided-light cabinet doors with from 7⁄8 in. to 11⁄2 in. (No. 55362; $168). Both sets require mortising the frame members in a separate operation. Precise layout of the stiles and rails is essential, but when the mortises are placed accurately, the set creates strong, clean-looking joints. Shims are included for any misalignment, but I didn’t need them as the parts fit together perfectly. There is one drawback with the bit profile: Used with 3⁄4-in. stock, it leaves only a 1⁄4-in. rabbet for the glass, so Strong connection. Unlike most cope-and-stick bit sets, which produce stub tenons, Amana’s new set for divided-light doors makes real tenons for stronger frames. typical 1⁄4-in. glass stop won’t fit behind the glass. Otherwise, the set is an accurate and efficient way to make dividedlight cabinet doors. For information, go to amanatool.com. —Roland Johnson is a contributing editor. ■ MACHINES Latest SawStop runs on 120-volt power SAWSTOP’S NEWEST Professional Cabinet Saw has a 1¾ -hp motor that runs on 120-volt power. The saw has the same cabinet and many of the same features as the 220-volt Professional Cabinet Saw (FWW #209), but its motor is more closely related to the one on SawStop’s Contractor Saw, which had plenty of power in a past test (FWW #199). The new saw is available with 30-in., 36-in., and 52-in. rip fences, with prices starting around $2,300 (sawstop.com). All the tools in the SawStop lineup have a unique blade-stopping brake meant to prevent injury. —Patrick McCombe is an associate editor. 20 FINE WOODWORKING